Sunday, 17 November 2013

Prana / Chi!


Vital energy (Prāṇa-shakti / Chi) is the vital life sustaining energy of both the individual body and the Universe.

There are five types in relation to a person:

  • Energy for the activity of inhalation (prāṇa).
  • Energy for the activity of exhalation and speech (udan).
  • Energy for the activity of the stomach and intestines (saman).
  • Energy for the voluntary and involuntary movements of the body (vyān).
  • Energy for urination, excretion, ejaculation, childbirth, etc. (apan).

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